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African Workshop Appeal Festival collectionsTopix - Tuesday, August 28, 2007p> We received the following information recently from journalist Ben Holt . He's just returned from Mali where he met this group of musicians & children & hoping we might help. via Usenet.derkeiler.com ... more

Boosting Mango Exports Through Public-Private PartnershipsallAfrica.com - Tuesday, August 28, 2007n the last 20 years Mali's exports of mangos to Europe declined under pressure from countries such as Peru and the CÔte d' Ivoire who have gained increased market share. However, today collaboration among many organizations is boosting Mali's mango export potential. Producers and exporters, the Malian government, development partners... more

Chinese Motorcycles Flood West AfricaTopix - Tuesday, August 28, 2007p class="lede_quote">"This does not help drivers. As motos become more numerous you have more people who do not know the road and do not know where they are going." Watch Chinese Motorcycles in Africa / Windows Broadband - download Watch Chinese Motorcycles in Africa / Windows Dialup... more

Kidnapped farmer speaks of ordealTopix - Monday, August 27, 2007p class="lede_quote">"After that, they bound my legs while they went through my suitcase and pulled everything out of my luggage bags" Mr Gregor says he will not be seeking another bride online An Australian farmer who flew to Mali in West Africa believing he was set to... more

Tuesday Map: Speed bumps on the road to OuagadougouTopix - Friday, August 24, 2007p class="lede_quote">"This kind of study is crucial to understanding real trade barriers, as opposed to just the ones which get fought over at international fora such as the WTO." Ever wonder why Africa is so poor? Here's one reason: In many parts of the continent, it's hard... more

Mali: Thousands of Flood Victims Could Be Stranded When Schools ReopenTopix - Monday, August 20, 2007p class="lede_quote">"The problem now is where to put the 15-18,000 people who are in schools" Malian authorities are scrambling to find alternative shelter for thousands of people who lost their homes in recent floods, more than half of whom are currently living in school buildings. via... more

Worst Expectations ConfoundedallAfrica.com - Saturday, August 18, 2007s former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once remarked, "A week is a long time in politics." By this token, a political landscape can alter even more in a month, recent developments in Mali being a case in ... more

Mali: Worst Expectations ConfoundedTopix - Saturday, August 18, 2007p class="lede_quote">"Of the 15 women elected, 14 are on the lists of political parties; and, one sole female independent candidate was elected in Bourem, in the north of the country" As former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once remarked, "A week is a long time in politics."... more

Algeria to participate in joint anti-terrorism military exerciseTopix - Friday, August 17, 2007p class="lede_quote">"The key objective of this exercise is to assist partner countries to plan and execute command, control and communication systems in support of humanitarian operations, peacekeeping and disaster management in future" Algeria is among 12 African and European countries and the United States, which will jointly... more

'Internet bride' held sheep farmer hostageTopix - Thursday, August 16, 2007p> Posted on 08/13/2007 9:44:46 AM PDT by DancesWithCats An Australian sheep farmer who sought love over the internet was instead kidnapped and held hostage for 12 days after his African "bride" turned out to be a ... via Freerepublic.com ... more

Trip To Meet Internet Bride Ends in KidnapTopix - Tuesday, August 14, 2007p class="lede_quote">"If it wasn't for them, I reckon another couple of days and I wouldn't have returned" An Australian sheep farmer who sought love over the Internet was instead kidnapped and held hostage for 12 days after his African "bride" turned out to be a gang of... more

Offbeat film touches on colonialism in AfricaTopix - Sunday, August 12, 2007p> Offbeat: A new film from Mali director Abderrahmane Sissako, about a mock trial in an ordinary courtyard: The World Bank is put on trial for its crimes against Africa. via The Herald ... more

Australian looking for Internet love ends up kidnappedTopix - Sunday, August 12, 2007p class="lede_quote">"I still can't believe he survived." A LOVELORN Australian bachelor's trip to find true love in the heart of Africa via the Internet turned into a nightmare of kidnap and extortion, a report said on Saturday. via The Straits Times ... more

Panda Cub Throws a Kink in...Topix - Thursday, August 09, 2007p> U.S. Government's Eavesdropping Powers The U.S. government has been given expanded powers to eavesdrop on foreigners in the name of counterterrorism. via KPBS-TV San Diego ... more

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